At PwC, our people in infrastructure focus on designing and implementing robust, secure IT systems that support business operations. They enable the smooth functioning of networks, servers, and data centres to optimise performance and minimise downtime. Those in cloud operations at PwC will focus on managing and optimising cloud infrastructure and services to enable seamless operations and high availability for clients. You will be responsible for monitoring, troubleshooting, and implementing industry leading practices for cloud-based systems.Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.
Skills
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- Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
- Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
- Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
- Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
- Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
- Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
- Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
- Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.
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Child Name
Global LoS
Global Network
Global Competency Network
Go-To-Market
Managed Services
Sector
Not Applicable
Programme Type
Experienced
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Senior Associate – Oracle Database Administrator (4–7 Years)
Job Summary
We are seeking a Oracle database administrator to design, deploy, configure, secure, monitor, and maintain enterprise databases (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.) across development, test, and production environments. The ideal candidate will build and manage automated provisioning and change pipelines, implement HA/DR and backup strategies, enforce security and compliance standards, mentor junior members in the team and continuously monitor performance and capacity to ensure high availability and optimal operation.
Minimum Degree Required
: Bachelor’s Degree
Degree Preferred
: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
Minimum Years of Experience
: 4-7 year(s)
Certifications Required
: None
Certifications Preferred
: Oracle Certified Professional (OCP), Oracle RAC Expert, Cloud-related Oracle certifications
Required / Mandatory Knowledge/Skills
: (character count limit 5000)
*PLEASE ONLY USE THIS FIELD IF THIS IS A MUST HAVE SKILL FOR APPLICANT*
Key Responsibilities
- Database Provisioning & Infrastructure-as-Code
- Deploy and configure new database instances (dev, test, prod) in accordance with system and storage requirements
- Build and maintain automated provisioning pipelines using Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD tools
- Enforce infrastructure-as-code standards, audit logging, and reporting
- Validate automation through test runs and integrate database changes into CI/CD workflows
- Backup, Recovery & Disaster Recovery
- Design and schedule daily, weekly, and monthly backups; configure and validate backup jobs in native DBMS tools
- Test recovery scenarios quarterly and maintain up-to-date DR runbooks
- Monitor backup job success/failure; escalate and remediate missed or failed backups
- Implement and validate log shipping, Always On Availability Groups, Oracle RAC or clustering for DR
- Patch Management & Upgrades
- Plan and coordinate quarterly patch reviews and database version upgrades
- Apply vendor-released patches, perform post-upgrade validation, and resolve any functional regressions
- Performance Monitoring, Tuning & Capacity Planning
- Monitor CPU, memory, storage usage, query performance, waits and latches using native and third-party tools
- Run baseline health checks post-maintenance, resolve anomalies, and document changes
- Forecast resource growth (12–24 months), identify workload spikes, and plan infrastructure scaling
- Recommend and implement index and query optimizations in collaboration with application owners
- High Availability & Replication
- Design, configure, and validate HA solutions including clustering, Always On, log shipping, and replication
- Monitor replication jobs, troubleshoot latency/errors, and conduct periodic failover drills
- Security, Compliance & Audit
- Implement database security standards: encryption, data masking, role-based access control, schema and user setup
- Approve or deny access requests, remove orphaned accounts, and audit user activity (failed logins, suspicious behavior)
- Generate compliance reports, track policy adherence, and escalate any violations
- Incident Management & Root Cause Analysis
- Monitor for deadlocks, transaction failures, data corruption, and alert conditions
- Troubleshoot and resolve incidents in partnership with application teams or escalate to vendors
- Document root-cause analyses, corrective actions, and update runbooks
- Reporting & Dashboarding
- Produce weekly performance and availability dashboards
- Provide insights and recommendations for tuning, optimization, and capacity upgrades
- Scripting & Task Automation
- Develop and maintain scripts in Shell, PowerShell, PL/SQL, T-SQL, etc. and store them in version control
- Automate routine tasks such as patching, backups, user provisioning, and environment deployments
- Test scripts in lower environments and deploy to production via automated pipelines
Contribute To Modernization Initiatives Such As
- Cloud migrations (AWS RDS/Aurora, OCI)
- Goldengate implementations
- Oracle to PostgreSQL transitions (if applicable)
Preferred Knowledge/Skills
: (character count limit 5000)*
PLEASE MAKE THIS A BULLETED LIST WHERE EACH SENTENCE STARTS WITH THE SAME VERB TENSE (I.E. PROVIDES, DEVELOPS, FACILITATES, ETC.)
Strong expertise with Terraform, Ansible, Git, Jenkins/GitLab CI or equivalent CI/CD tools
- Deep understanding of HA/DR architectures, backup/restore processes, and disaster recovery testing
- Proven ability to monitor, troubleshoot, and tune database performance at scale
- Familiarity with security best practices, compliance frameworks, and audit reporting
- Scripting proficiency (Shell, PowerShell, PL/SQL, T-SQL) and infrastructure-as-code principles
- Excellent communication, documentation, and collaboration skills
Should possess hands-on knowledge about following tools -
A. B. Oracle (i.e., Oracle RAC, Data Guard, Log Shipping)
B. MySQL
C. MariaDB
D. MongoDB
E. PostgreSQL
F. PowerShell
G. AWS RDS, Aurora, NoSQL
H. Terraform
I. Solarwinds SQL Diagnostics
J. DBArtisan for Oracle DB Management
K. Ansible
